His prose is considered somewhat near the perfection of the conversational style. Buy ebook south wind by norman douglas, michael schmidt, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Most readers have a favorite yearin, yearout novel, and this is mine. In 1911, he had already written a travel book on the island and sorrentine peninsula siren land, but in 1917 he issued his first novel south wind, that became one of the most popular reads during wwi it is stated that many soldiers had it in their backpack. It is set on an imaginary island called nepenthe, located off the coast of italy in the tyrrhenian sea, a thinly fictionalized description of capris residents and visitors. Norman douglas 18681952 spent a good part of his life abroad and capri was the adoptive home of his last years. It justs happens also to be a murder mystery, although not necessarily in the most classic sense. Douglas visited italy for the first time in 1888, at the age of 20. South wind, his most highly regarded work, is set on the fictional island nepenthe, a thinly disguised portrait of douglass beloved island of capri. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. South windnorman douglasfree downloadpdf epubfreeditorial. South wind depicts a group of eccentric and even scandalous characters wiling away their time in a sunny mediterranean resort.
Born in 1868, he was a lifelong hedonist and spent much of his time hopping it across borders to avoid arrest. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Norman douglas douglas, norman, 18681952 the online. All his books, whether fiction, topography, essays, or autobiography, have a charm arising from douglas unhibited. Download the best ebooks on free ebooks and bargains in epub and pdf digital book format, isbn 9782819909231. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading south wind. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Immediately download the south wind summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching south wind. This book is available for free download in a number of formats. It is douglas most famous book and his only success as a novelist. His travel books such as his 1915 old calabria were also appreciated for the quality of their writing. All his books, whether fiction, topography, essays, or autobiography, have a charm. The novel takes place on nepenthe, douglass thinly veiled version of capri, an island retreat for pleasureseekers since roman times. Sep 22, 2017 harry bliss is a cartoonist for the new yorker, and founder of the ccs cornish fellowship residency for graphic novelists.
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